Snoop Dogg Admits He’s Dressed Up as Baby Shark for His Grandkids: 'I Be Complaining, But I Love It' (Exclusive)

Snoop Dogg has gone by many names, but there's one that's reserved just for his grandkids.

The rapper, 52, spoke with PEOPLE exclusively for this week's cover story and shared that fatherhood — and becoming a granddad — is one of the things in life he's the most grateful for. Snoop is dad to sons Corde, 30, Cordell, 27, and Julian, 26, as well as daughter Cori, 25, whom he shares with his longtime wife and high school sweetheart Shante Broadus.

Alongside his four kids, Snoop is also granddad to seven grandkids, and he admits he's dressed up as a few major characters for them.

"Papa Snoop, that's who I am, and I love being that," he tells PEOPLE. "I be dressing up for their birthday parties, like He-Man, Baby Shark or whoever. I be complaining, but I love it."

"I love being a grandpa. It's an accomplishment," he proudly adds.

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In July, Snoop used a wholesome behind-the-scenes picture to reveal how he's balancing his "grandfather duties" with his many roles at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The "Drop It Like It's Hot" rapper was photographed squatting down and tying his granddaughter's sneakers as she stood up for him.

"Grandpa's duties while at the Olympics 💕🇺🇸😘🔥," Snoop captioned the post, which was posted just one day after he carried the Olympic torch through the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis during the opening ceremony.

The little girl's father, Snoop's son Cordell Broadus, also posted about the Olympics experience on his own Instagram, sharing the same photo and writing: "Medici Family @ the opening ceremony Daddy O accomplished another side mission the game is to be sold not told… 3 letters DNA ✅😤."

Back in January, Snoop opened up about the name his grandkids call him for the first time during an appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show, saying that one of his grandkids chose the name.

"That is adorable. What do your grandkids call you?" Hudson asked him.

"Well, he was the first one to name me," Snoop said of grandson Zion. "He used to call me Papa Noop, because he couldn't say Snoop, so he started calling me Papa Noop. And then as time went by, he learned how to say Snoop, so now I'm Papa Snoop."

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